HONOLULU — A Hawai‘i man and two California accomplices were sentenced to roughly 15 years in prison apiece last week after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute, attempted distribution, and possession with intent to distribute approximately 50 pounds of methamphetamine,
HONOLULU — A Hawai‘i man and two California accomplices were sentenced to roughly 15 years in prison apiece last week after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute, attempted distribution, and possession with intent to distribute approximately 50 pounds of methamphetamine, according to a press release from the office of the Hawai‘i district of the United States Department of Justice.
Chief United States District Judge Helen Gillmor on Thursday sentenced co-defendants Joe Daniels, 34, of Kapolei, and Lauolefiso Afo, 36, of Carson, Calif., to prison terms of 170 and 185 months, respectively. A third co-defendant, Junior Auelua, 44, of Torrance, Calif., was sentenced to a 185-month prison term for violations arising from the same 50-pound shipment one day earlier, according to the release.
Edward H. Kubo Jr., United States Attorney for the District of Hawai‘i, said in the statement that information produced in court indicated the approximate 50-pound quantity of methamphetamine was discovered in February 2008 contained in two FedEx parcels which were being shipped from California to Hawai‘i.
The investigation of this matter was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration airport task force in Honolulu. The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas Muehleck and Lou Bracco, the release said.
